Category: The Storyful Podcast

The Eighth Amendment to the Irish Constitution, recognising the equal right to life of the unborn and the mother, was passed by referendum in 1983 after a contentious campaign. While abortion had always been illegal in the Republic of Ireland, the amendment meant that any future legislation could only permit abortion in Ireland in limited circumstances, where the life of the mother was at risk. The amendment has proven to be one of the most controversial Read more…

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg testified in April before a joint hearing in Congress in the US, defending his company’s use of data, in the wake of a recent scandal. It had emerged that a private consulting firm used personal information from more than 50 million Facebook profiles without permission to build a system that could target US voters with political advertisements. The Cambridge Analytica scandal brought up a lot of questions about how much information we share with social Read more…

The ancient Iraqi city of Mosul has a history spanning thousands of years. It operated for centuries as a trading hub, where all colors and creeds made their mark. It has, over centuries, seen its share of invaders, and of bloodshed. Until recently, Mosul had borne the scars of its past while maintaining its beauty and antiquity. But then, it fell to Islamic State, in June 2014, when the group’s leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi stood at the city’s Read more…

Where does the traditional news media fit in a world in which social networks increasingly filter and edit what is viewed by the public? In this episode, we discuss how social networks are coming under increasing pressure to police the content on their platforms, specifically offensive videos involving violence and sexual abuse. We examine the ways in which Facebook, YouTube and Twitter are attempting to moderate what we can view on their platforms. Rachel Blundy, a journalist at Read more…

In an ever-changing media landscape, what can brands do to minimize their risks and manage their reputations online? In this episode of the Storyful podcast we discuss the challenges global brands face on social media, and the new ways brands are analyzing social data in real-time to manage their online reputations. Della Kilroy is joined by her Storyful colleagues Stefanie Baum, Senior Creative Content Strategist; Carley Yabroudy, Creative Production Manager; Dara Healy, Director of Intelligence; and Julien Goretti, Read more…

This month saw a new wave of protests in Iran, as well as the arrest of hundreds of journalists and activists. Our first podcast of 2018 discusses the efforts by the Iranian government to limit the spread of information by restricting access to several social media platforms during the demonstrations. We also examine the challenges and risks for journalists on the ground, and the efforts by NGOs and media outlets to verify and report on these stories. Della Read more…

2017 was a year like no other for many working in the news industry. From increased tensions with North Korea, to Donald Trump taking office, to a string of deadly terror attacks, the last 12 months seemed more dramatic than many other years in recent memory.In this, the final podcast of the year, Storyful journalists and editors take a look back at the news, viral and video trends that made a mark in 2017. The Storyful Podcast is Read more…

Efforts to undermine the role of news organizations in civil society and an abundance of fake news filtering into our social streams has meant trust in journalism is at an all-time low. This episode of the Storyful podcast explores ways in which journalists are collaborating to promote more transparency in their news coverage. Della Kilroy is joined by Joe Galvin, Director of News with Storyful; Sally Lehrman, Director of The Trust Project, a consortium aiming to build a Read more…

The long fight of Australia’s LGBT community for marriage rights may soon be at an end. On November 15, Australians will learn the outcome of a Marriage Law Postal Survey, following three months of intensive campaigning from both sides of the debate. Opinion polls suggest most Australians will give a positive answer to the question they were sent – “Should the law be changed to allow same-sex couples to marry?” If that is the case, the government has Read more…

In the aftermath of the recent mass shooting in Las Vegas, online hoaxes and unverified rumors spread widely online. Many of these featured prominently in Google searches, on YouTube, and on Google News. More were shared on Facebook pages, some of them verified by the platform. This episode of the Storyful Podcast examines the ways in which Google and Facebook amplified the reach of false reports and rumors, and asks whether they need to be more cognizant of Read more…